#iii. A Call to be Courageous, demystify fear & follow your God given dream…

iii) Fear of Loss of Autonomy — the fear of being immobilized, paralyzed, restricted, enveloped, overwhelmed, entrapped, imprisoned, smothered, or otherwise controlled by circumstances beyond our control.   In physical form, it's commonly known as claustrophobia, but it also extends to our social interactions and relationships. Taking into consideration what is happening today all around the world, many people are feeling this kind of fear because of the corona-virus.   The fear is intensified by the fact that the virus causes breathing restrictions… suffocation triggers a lot of anxiety… like drowning   There is hope… In a story found in John 5:4-9 talks about a man that was invalid/paralysed for 38 years… This is a classic case of Loss of Autonomy!!! After so many years, the man’s reality was he will never get out of his paralysis… it kind of fells like that for most of us in 2020… But THERE IS HOPE! 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. (John 5:8-9) YHWH/ Jehovah Haggo’el – God the redeemer!!

FEAR has the power to captivate and arrest your dream literally!! BUT… today we are finding a way to demystify it!!  When we misinterpret the environment as life threatening, a part in the brain called amygdala releases the chemicals responsible for fear essentially glutamate, the brain is flooded with emotions that hijack our physiology for the sake of self-preservation. -       False -       Evidence -       Appearing -       Real  Have you realized that both Fear & Faith demand that you believe in the unseen reality?   There is no courage without the reality of perceived danger.

If you are a parent and took your child to school or a childminder’s home, you have experienced this fear in reality.   iv) The fear of Separation — the fear of abandonment, rejection, and loss of connectedness; of becoming a non-person — not wanted, respected, or valued by anyone else.   The "silent treatment," when imposed by a group, can have a devastating effect on its target.     This fear is amplified especially when betrayal happens to be the main cause.   Considering the Law of Vibration and Attraction, thoughts have a frequencies and can be measured and experienced… if I am/you are always engaging with thoughts of separation, recounting the negative experiences in your previous relations, don’t you think others will pick up these vibs/vibrations/frequencies and respond in your expected outcomes… Hmmm… when we come back, we’ll highlight behaviours that result from the fear of separation…

Signs of the fears manifest as: Attach quickly—even to unavailable partners or relationships. Fail to fully commit and have had very few long-term relationships Move on quickly just to ensure that you don't get too attached. Aim to please Engage in unwanted sex (this is common in women). Stay in relationships no matter how unhealthy they are. Struggle with being hard to please and nitpicky. Have difficulty experiencing emotional intimacy Feel insecure and unworthy of love. Find it hard to trust people. Experience intense feelings of separation anxiety. Have feelings of general anxiety and depression. Tend to overthink things and work hard to figure out hidden meanings. Are hypersensitive to criticism. The All Sufficient God – El-Shaddai   “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you” Deut 31:6.